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Why are photographs taken?

e.g. to freeze our favourite moments  
   
   
   
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e.g. to freeze our favourite moments  to cherish memorable moments 
 To record the best things  to freeze beauty
 To document function  to lodge complaints with evidence
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पाठ 4.3: With the Photographer - Warm Up [पृष्ठ १३२]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
पाठ 4.3 With the Photographer
Warm Up | Q 2. | पृष्ठ १३२

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A.  Write sentence B.

(A) He is so old that be cannot remember events of the past.
(B) He is too ............................................................................


Why were the children confused about their grandfather’s claims about the war?


What kinds of stories captivated the young minds in the past?


What do you think is the message of the poem?


Thus I entered, and thus I go!
In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
"Paid by the world, what dost thou owe
Me? "....God might question; now instead,
'Tis God shall repay: I am safer so.

Read the above lines and amswer the question that follow.

How did the leader come and go?


In how many ways was this Olympic special? Explain?


This is the hospital. I was born here. 


Given below is an interesting combination of words. Explain why they have been used together.

scientific detachment


Here are some commonly used medical terms. Find out their meanings.

CT scan MRI  tomography
Autopsy  dialysis  ECG
Post mortem  angiography  biopsy

Discuss in groups of four.

The problems of over population that directly affect our everyday life.


Discuss in pairs or in small groups

Living abroad is challenging in many ways.


There are quite a few places where the author uses the expressions 'my heart sank', 'panic seized' etc. What was the reason for this?


If you could change the end of the story i.e. after the Swallow refused to fly to Egypt, how would you change it? Summarise your idea in 10 to 12 lines.


The poet has described two different shades of human feelings by using imagery of various forces of Nature in the poem. Pick out the terms or phrases that describe them. Complete the table given below. One is done for you.

Nature Feelings
Faded forests Sad/gloomy
   
   

Write a summary of the poem with the help of the points given below:

  • Title
  • Introductory paragraph (about the poem/type/nature/tone)
  • Main body (central idea/gist of the poem)
  • Conclusion/opinions/views/appeal.

Understand the quotation and expand it in a paragraph format.

'Pride goes on horseback, but returns on foot'.


In the play, two devices that make use of wheels are given. The devices are:

  1. _______________
  2. _______________

From the internet or other sources, trace the history of the use of the wheel. Write ‘An Autobiography of a Wheel’.


Maintain a diary at least for a week. Write about your interactions with other people in your surroundings in 3-4 lines. Also write whether you find the interactions happy unhappy, satisfactory-unsatisfactory, enjoyable-stressful, etc.


Discuss in groups. Draw the haunted house described in the poem and write a paragraph about it in your own words.


Write a letter of enquiry for the following.

Write a letter to the head of the BSNL office enquiring regarding the internet broadband scheme launched recently.


Develop the following hints.

A wood cutter - cutting wood - dropped his axe in the pond - started weeping - an angel appeared - asked what the matter was - brought a golden axe - from the pond - wood cutter did not accept - brought a silver axe - not accepted - brought an iron axe - accepted - pleased with the honesty - offered all the axes to him.


Can we try to complete another dialogue now?

Rathi is visiting a shop to buy a pen. Let us try and complete the dialogues between her and the shopkeeper.

Rathi Hi Akka!
Shopkeeper Hi! How can I help?
Rathi I need a______.
Shopkeeper Sure. Which colour?
Rathi Give a______ pen.
Shopkeeper Do you need a ten rupee pen or a five rupee pen?
Rathi Give me the ______rupee pen.
Shopkeeper Do you want anything else?
Rathi ______.
Shopkeeper Thank you. Goodbye.
Rathi ______

Complete the following stories by using an appropriate word from the box given below –

my, his, he, your

Ram was a farmer. wanted to sell ______ ______ goats and sheep. So he went to the market. There sold all ______ animals to a rich man and got a lot of money. When he was going back to village, three thieves

stopped him. “Stop! Give us all ______ money.” Ram was very clever. He said, “I'll give ______ money to the strongest of you.” On hearing this, the thieves started fighting amongst themselves. Ram slipped away quietly.


Some word have similar sound, but different meaning. Choose the correct word from the option and fill in the blank.

He is our school ______.


The grandmother was strong-minded. Justify


What are the strengths and weaknesses of Jimmy Wells from Bob’s point of view?


Why did she call herself ‘lucky’?


Compare the two crests.


Write conversation on the following situation.

Between two friends about uses and abuses of mobile phone


What sounded absurd to Aunt Jane?


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